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IEDR Attempts Transparency

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The IEDR, the body that is responsible for .ie domains (Ireland), is currently consulting with its resellers about introducing a greater level of transparency.At the moment there is very little transparency with respect to the sales rank of the various companies that offer .ie domain registration services. The IEDR's own newsletter refers to the companies by letter!If the new … [Read more...] about IEDR Attempts Transparency

IE Domain Registry Announces Record Growth

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The IEDR, which is the current registry operator for dotIE (.ie), announced today that its quarter 1 registration figures were the highest to date. Close to 10 thousand IE domains were registered in the period up to the end of March 2009, which is a 28% increase over Q4 2008. Though the press release doesn't mention that Q4 is shorter due to the Christmas break, which leads to … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Announces Record Growth

MarkMonitor Makes Wild Claims NZ Registry Provides Calm Response

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A recent post on MarkMonitor's corporate blog, which was also published on Circleid, dealt with the recent issues affecting several prominent .nz domains. Markmonitor, who describe themselves as: "the global leader in enterprise brand protection." are obviously going to have a particular viewpoint when it comes to domains and how they "should" work. In their post MarkMonitor … [Read more...] about MarkMonitor Makes Wild Claims NZ Registry Provides Calm Response

Nominet Governance Review Results Published

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Nominet has published the results of the Independent Governance Review. The salient points are that the report recognises Nominet's position and how it is held in high regard, however there is room for improvement in terms of engaging with members and other stakeholders: ".... .... whilst the world has moved on,neither Nominet’s membership structure, nor its constitution, has … [Read more...] about Nominet Governance Review Results Published

Belgian Registry Hits 900k Mark

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DNS.be has announced that the 900th thousandth .be domain has gone live. So how long before they break the magic million? Full release below: 900,000th .be domain name activated Today 16 April 2009, saw the 900,000th .be domain name registered with DNS BE. The 900,000th domain name is artchaud.be, owned by a Flemish artist creating lithographs and silk-screen prints for … [Read more...] about Belgian Registry Hits 900k Mark

ccTLDs.com Victim Of Its Own Success Or Of Corner Cutting?

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Popular domain forum ccTLDs.com is inaccessible this morning. Any attempt to reach the site is met with the default Apache 509 error: "The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later. " Now the forum may have been popular, but I honestly don't think it was that popular, so why on earth is … [Read more...] about ccTLDs.com Victim Of Its Own Success Or Of Corner Cutting?

Rick Latona Adult Domain Auction Yields Mixed Results

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Domain auctions can be fascinating to watch and predict - though they can be a little dangerous to get involved with. Last night Rick Latona held a live auction with an adult theme. Going under the hammer were a very wide range of not only domain names, but also services (hosting, video editing etc.,) for people working in the adult internet industry. What made this auction a … [Read more...] about Rick Latona Adult Domain Auction Yields Mixed Results